Rebecca Anne Essex (born 16 November 1982) is an English female rugby union player and headteacher. She competed for England at the 2010 Rugby World Cup and was part of the Champion, 2014 side.
.jpg) Essex in 2011 against the Black Ferns | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 16 November 1982 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 176 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb; 11 st 11 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rugby career
editIn 2007, she captained the England A side in their second outing of the European Championships in Madrid, Spain.[1] In 2009, the Black Ferns toured England in a two-test series, she featured in the match that saw her side defeat the World Champions 10–3.[2]
Essex was a member of the England side that were Six Nations champions and Grand Slam winners ahead of the World Cup.[3] She represented England at the 2010 Women's Rugby World Cup.[4] In 2011, She was also in the English side that won their sixth Six Nations title and crowned Grand Slam winners again.[5]
Essex earned her 50th cap in the 2014 Women's Six Nations match against Ireland.[6] She was subsequently named in the squad that won the 2014 Rugby World Cup.[7] Later that year, she announced her retirement from the English team but would still play for Richmond.[7] She works as the head of an ASD center at Strand on the Green school in Chiswick.[8]
In 2015, she became an RFU Disciplinary Panel member.[9] She returned to the pitch in November 2017 when she was invited to play for the inaugural Women's Barbarians team against Munster, her side won 19–0.[9][10]
References
edit- ^ "Richmond's Essex captains England". Your Local Guardian. 2007-04-30. Retrieved 2024-10-10.
- ^ "England Women beat world champs". BBC Sport. 2009-11-21. Retrieved 2024-10-10.
- ^ "England Women march on towards Grand Slam". world.rugby. 2010-03-15. Retrieved 2024-10-10.
- ^ "Women's Rugby World Cup: England make 12 changes for clash against Spain". skysports.com. 2014-08-04. Retrieved 2024-10-10.
- ^ "Women's rugby England 16 France 3". Rugby World. 2011-02-27. Retrieved 2024-10-10.
- ^ West Sussex County Times (26 July 2014). "Former Horsham schoolgirl Becky earns 50th international rugby cap". Retrieved 27 July 2014.
- ^ a b "England stars Sophie Hemming and Rebecca Essex retire". Sky Sports. 2014-10-09. Retrieved 2024-10-10.
- ^ website, Strand on the Green Junior School. "Strand on the Green Junior School - Home". www.strandjuniors.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-08-24.
- ^ a b "Disciplinary Panel Members | Rugby Football Union". www.englandrugby.com. 2023-04-05. Retrieved 2024-10-10.
- ^ Mainwaring, Kyle (2017-11-01). "Leinster Rugby - Barbarians Women's squad named". www.leinsterrugby.ie. Retrieved 2024-10-10.